DISTRICT of COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS for DENTISTRY
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Title 17 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS for DENTISTRY Updated March 8, 2013 Title 17 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations CHAPTER 42 DENTISTRY Secs 4200 General Provisions 4201 Term of License 4203 Dentists Licensed in Other States 4204 Licensure By Examination 4205 District of Columbia Dental Law Examination 4206 Continuing Education Requirements 4207 Approved Continuing Education Programs and Activities 4208 Continuing Education Credits 4209 Licensure By Endorsement 4210-4211 [Reserved] 4212 Requirements for Administration of Anesthesia 4213 Standards of Conduct 4214 Supervision of Dental Hygienists 4215 Delegation of Duties 4216 Advertising 4217 Unauthorized Practice 4299 Definitions 4200 GENERAL PROVISIONS 4200.1 This chapter shall apply to applicants for and holders of a license to practice dentistry. 4200.2 Chapters 40 (Health Occupations: General Rules), 41 (Health Occupations: Administrative Procedures), and 43 (Dental Hygiene) of this title shall supplement this chapter. 4201 TERM OF LICENSE 4201.1 Subject to § 4201.2, a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire at 12:00 midnight of December 31st of each odd-numbered year. 4201.2 If the Director changes the renewal system pursuant to § 4006.3 of chapter 40 of this title, a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire at 12:00 midnight of the last day of the month of the birthdate of the holder of the license, or other date established by the Director. 4202 EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS 4202.1 All applicants without exception shall furnish proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has: (a) Successfully completed an educational program in the 3/8/13 Page 1 Title 17 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations practice of dentistry at an institution recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (ADA) at the time the applicant graduated in accordance with § 504(d) of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3- 1205.04(d) (1985); and (b) Received a U.S., including U.S. territories, or Canadian issued Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree. 4202.2 An applicant shall submit an official certificate of graduation in a sealed envelope from the educational institution to the Board with the completed application. 4202.3 If a document required by this chapter is in a language other than English, an applicant shall arrange for its translation into English by a translation service acceptable to the Board and shall submit a translation signed by the translator attesting to its accuracy. 4203 DENTISTS LICENSED IN OTHER STATES 4203.1 A dentist shall not be qualified to apply for initial licensure, reinstatement or renewal of licensure to practice in the District of Columbia if any dental license(s) he or she holds, or has ever held, in another state or jurisdiction(s) is revoked or suspended or otherwise not in good standing as determined by the Board, until such time as the dental license(s) is restored to good standing in the jurisdiction(s) where the disciplinary action(s) took place. 4204 LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION 4204.1 To qualify for a license by examination, an applicant shall: (a) Meet the education requirements set forth under § 4202 of this chapter; and (b) Receive a passing score on the following: (1) Part I and Part II of the examination of the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations; (2) The Northeast Regional Board (NERB) or the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) examination; and (3) The District of Columbia Dental Law Examination. 4204.2 To apply for a license by examination, an applicant shall: (a) Submit a completed application to the Board on the required forms and include: 3/8/13 Page 2 Title 17 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (1) The applicant’s social security number on the application; and (2) Two (2) recent passport-type photographs of the applicant’s face measuring two inches by two inches (2” x 2”) which clearly expose the area from the top of the forehead to the bottom of the chin. (b) Submit an official certificate of graduation in a sealed envelope from the educational institution(s) to the Board, which shall verify that the applicant meets the educational requirements set forth under § 4202 of this chapter; (c) Submit the applicant’s examination results, which have been certified or validated by the NERB or the ADEX, whichever is applicable, and the Joint Commission of National Dental Examiners;; (d) Pass the District of Columbia Dental Law Examination; and (e) Pay all required fees. 4204.3 The passing scores on the examination shall be those established by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations and NERB or ADEX on each test that forms a part of the examination. 4204.4 An applicant who has successfully completed the NERB or the ADEX examination ten (10) or more years prior to the date of receipt by the Board of the application for licensure shall be required to retake the NERB or ADEX examination, unless the applicant is applying for licensure by endorsement pursuant to § 4209 of this chapter. 4205 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DENTAL LAW EXAMINATION 4205.1 To qualify for a license under this chapter, all applicants without exception shall receive a passing score on a written examination developed by the Board on laws and rules pertaining to the practice of dentistry (the District of Columbia Dental Law Examination). 4205.2 Repealed. 4205.3 The District of Columbia Dental Law Examination may consist of questions on general District laws pertaining to dentistry and dental hygiene including the Act, this chapter, and chapters 40, 41, and 43 of this title. 4206 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 4206.1 This section shall apply to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license, subject to section 4206.2, beginning with the renewal period ending 3/8/13 Page 3 Title 17 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations December 31, 2007, and for subsequent terms. 4206.2 This section shall not apply to applicants for an initial license by examination or endorsement, nor does it apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license granted by examination. 4206.3 A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is part of a program or activity approved by the Board in accordance with § 4207. 4206.4 An applicant for renewal of a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 4206.9 of having completed twenty-five (25) hours of credit, which shall include current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification for health care providers (“CPR certification”) and four (4) hours of infection control in approved continuing education programs within the two-year (2) period preceding the date the license expires. 4206.5 Not more than eight (8) continuing education units (“CEUs”) for approved internet continuing education courses may be accepted in any renewal period, or for reinstatement or reactivation of a license. 4206.6 Internet courses and programs shall not be used to satisfy the continuing education CPR certification requirement. 4206.7 To qualify for a license, a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11 (2001) who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 4206.9 of having completed twenty-five (25) hours of approved continuing education credit, which shall include current CPR certification and four (4) hours of infection control, obtained within the two (2) year period preceding the date of the application for reactivation of that applicant’s license and an additional twelve (12) hours of approved continuing education credit for each additional year that the applicant was inactive status beginning with the third year. 4206.8 To qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit proof pursuant to § 4206.9 of having completed twenty-five (25) hours of approved continuing education credit, which shall include current CPR certification and four (4) hours of infection control, obtained within the two (2) year period preceding the date of the application for reinstatement of the applicant’s license and an additional twelve (12) hours of approved continuing education credit for each additional year that the license was expired beginning with the third year. 4206.9 An applicant under this section shall prove completion of required continuing education credits by submitting with the application the following information with respect to each program: (a) The name and address of the sponsor of the program; 3/8/13 Page 4 Title 17 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (b) The name of the program, its location, a description of the subject matter covered, and the names of the instructors; (b) The dates on which the applicant attended the program; (d) The hours of credit claimed; and (e) Verification by the sponsor of completion, by signature or stamp. 4206.10 An applicant for renewal of a license who fails to submit proof of having completed continuing education requirements by the date the license expires may renew the license up to sixty (60) days after expiration by submitting this proof pursuant to § 4206.9 and by paying the required additional late fee. 4206.11 Upon submitting proof of having completed continuing education requirements and paying the late fee, the applicant shall be deemed to have possessed a valid license during the period between the expiration of the license and the submission of the required documentation and payment of the late fee. 4206.12 If an applicant for renewal of a license fails to submit proof of completion of continuing education requirements or pay the late fee within sixty (60) days after the expiration of applicant’s license, the license shall be considered to have lapsed on the date of expiration.